It started like any other Tuesday. The kettle was boiling, the rain was tapping against the windows, and somewhere in a quiet British living room… a rumor began to spread.
A box. Not just any box. A black, sleek, mysterious contraption that had quietly popped up on retail sites — spotted by sharp-eyed tech hunters before most of us even knew it existed.
The Humax Freely FHR-6000T.
At first, it sounded like the plot of a Netflix thriller.
A device that could:
- Beam over 50+ TV channels straight to your screen
- Record up to 1,000 hours of your guilty-pleasure soaps and late-night thrillers
- Capture four shows at once (because who actually wins the remote wars in a family home?)
And here’s the twist: all of it comes with no monthly subscription fees. Zero. Nada. The price of one cheeky Nando’s a month? Gone. Sky Q and Virgin TV 360 suddenly looked like nervous rivals in a high-stakes spy movie.
The Suspense Builds
One British retailer, G. Craggs, let the cat out of the bag. The box wasn’t just a myth. It was real. It had:
4K powers to make David Attenborough’s penguins look like they’re about to waddle into your living room.
HDMI 2.1 and USB ports to keep the tech nerds happy.
Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections, because obviously a box this clever needs to talk to the internet like it’s phoning MI6 for orders.
Oh, and get this: you could activate it remotely. Imagine being in Tenerife and telling your Humax box back home in Yorkshire to record EastEnders. Suspicious? Thrilling? Slightly terrifying? Yes, yes, and yes.
A Rivalry Worth Watching
Until now, only one other device — the Netgem box — dared to carry Freely. But it was locked away, only available through certain internet service providers. Exclusive. Elusive. Almost mythical.
The Humax Freely box, on the other hand, looked set to break into the mainstream. A disruptor. A challenger. A TV-box rebel without a subscription plan.
What is Freely Anyway?
Here’s the kicker. Freely is not just another “app you can download.” Nope. It’s the future heir to Freeview, streamed entirely over the internet.
You get:
BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 (the big guns)
Extras like U & Dave
And a clever link to broadcaster streaming services so you never miss a show again.
All for free. Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, even called it “the future of TV in the UK.”
Translation: Freeview’s days may be numbered, and Freely is sharpening its sword.
The Final Twist
The price? £249.
One payment, and you basically tell your subscription bills: “It’s not you, it’s me.”
When the Humax Freely box finally lands, it could change the way British households watch TV forever.
Or, at the very least, it’ll stop the weekly remote-control battles when three shows clash at the same time. (Hint: record all four and let the popcorn decide later.)
So keep your eyes peeled. Because somewhere on a retail site near you… the mysterious black box of freedom is waiting.
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